Interstellar Travel: The Space Age and Nuclear Rockets

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Given the state of our technology, it would take a spacecraft a ridiculously long time to reach even the nearest star in our galaxy.

However, scientists continue to ponder ways in which we could achieve the dream of interstellar spaceflight.

Here are a few of their best ideas.